>On every distro I've used the fonts were always fuzzy and ugly
What you're looking for is "font hinting", which is where the metrics of each character are slightly distorted so that they're more aligned with the pixel grid, making them appear sharper

L00nix generally does a crappy job of it, but there are usually options where you can set how weak/strong the font hinting is

>all of this old Windows nostalgia/aesthetics fad is just shallow and stupid
Nobody in their right mind is suggesting that anyone should daily drive old versions of Windows (although you technically can) - it should just be for nostalgia, entertainment, or compatibility purposes